Famous Birthdays In October - 26

1427  Archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496) was born on this day in history.  

1466  On this day in history birth of desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly)  

1473  Friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510) was born on October - 26.  

1483  On this day in history birth of hans Buchner, composer  

1491  Zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521) was born on October - 26.  

1609  On this day in history birth of william Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675)  

1645  On October - 26 birth of aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David)  

1673  Dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11) was born on October - 26.  

1684  Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (d. 1757) was born on October - 26.  

1685  Domenico Scarlatti, Naples Italy, composer/harpsichordist was born on October - 26.  

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1685  On this day in history birth of giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti, composer  

1694  Johan Helmich Roman, Finnish/Swedish composer/conductor/violinist was born on October - 26.  

1719  Joaquin de Oxinaga, composer was born on this day in history.  

1740  On October - 26 birth of ernest Louis Muller, composer  

1757  Karl Leonhard Reinhold, Austrian philosopher (d. 1823) was born on October - 26.  

1758  On this day in history birth of louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer  

1759  Georges Danton, France, revolutionary leader/min of Justice was born on October - 26.  

1768  Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (d. 1844) was born on October - 26.  

1789  On this day in history birth of joseph Mayseder, composer  

1791  Charles Sprague, Boston, banker/poet (Curiosity) was born on this day in history.  

1794  On October - 26 birth of konstantin Thon, Russian architect (d. 1881)  

1795  Nicolaos Mantzaros, composer was born on October - 26.  

1800  Helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian general-fieldmarshal was born on October - 26.  

1802  King Miguel of Portugal (d. 1866) was born on October - 26.  

1804  Lorenzo Thomas, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1875 was born on October - 26.  

1813  Henry Thomas Smart, composer was born on this day in history.  

1818  On this day in history birth of stefano Golinelli, composer  

1823  On this day in history birth of karl Weinhold, German sociologist  

1824  Arthur Middleton Manigault, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on October - 26.  

1830  Polibo Fumagalli, composer was born on October - 26.  

1830  Stephen Elliott Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1866 was born on October - 26.  

1837  On October - 26 birth of james Lawlor Kiernan, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869  

1843  Vasili V Vereshchagin, Russian painter (War & Peace) was born on October - 26.  

1845  On October - 26 birth of hendrick Waelput, Flemish composer/conductor (Forest, Stella)  

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0899  Alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies on this day in history.  

1132  On this day in history death of floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered  

1235  On this day in history andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies  

1440  Death of Gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged on this day in history.  

1576  On this day in history frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies  

1607  Philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52 on October - 26.  

1608  Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies on October - 26.  

1633  On this day in history death of horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596)